Author: Josh King
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Do You REALLY Appreciate NYT v. Sullivan?
It’s the 50th anniversary of New York Times v. Sullivan, a Supreme Court case that any media law attorney will tell you ranks among the most important First Amendment cases of all time. Sullivan held…
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New Photo Resource for Bloggers
I often get questions about blogging logistics from lawyers, and I’m consistently surprised by the lack of awareness of basic copyright issues. No, you can’t wholesale copy someone else’s blog post. No, you can’t…
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Jordan Jams on Jewel
Back in the day, kids would have posters in their rooms of Michael Jordan, the photo taken through the transparent backboard, a tongue-lolling Jordan poised to deliver a monster jam over whatever hapless opponent…
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Sorrell and the Advance of Big Data
I spent last Friday at the Reinvent Law conference in NYC (where I did a talk on price transparency and legal services) and then flew to Miami Saturday morning for the inaugural meeting of the…
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Think Before You Tweet
An appellate court attorney in Kansas was admonished after sending out a series of tweets regarding an highly-publicized matter being heard in the court. She was also fired. It’s a good reminder to think…
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Ethics and Rude Blog Commenting?
In several Socially Awkward resource pages, I’ve highlighted problems that can come from anonymous commenting that involves deception or is related to pending matters an attorney is involved with. But what if the commenting…
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A Socially Awkward Launch
Befitting the name, I’m launching “Socially Awkward” somewhat quietly, with an eye to getting feedback first from a number of folks who I can count on to tell me what’s missing, what I got…